Central America SET A

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  1. 2. The number of major cities found in Central America.
  2. 3. V First Spanish monarch from the house of Bourbon.
  3. 5. A person of European or African descent.
  4. 8. Geographical and cultural area which extends from northern Mexico down through part of Central America.
  5. 14. The political center of the continent during the era of United Provinces; The state with the largest population in Central America.
  6. 16. A religion Spanish colonizers propagated to other nations.
  7. 17. A Spanish citizen, or a Spanish descent.
  8. 18. Portmanteau of American Indian; population forms the majority only in Guatemala.
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  1. 1. It's history dates back thousands of years, with the flourishing of the ancient Maya civilization between 1500 BC and 1000 AD, leaving behind notable ruins such as Cahal Pech and Caraco.
  2. 2. The month Independence was established in Central America.
  3. 4. To benefit unfairly from someone, taking advantage of (someone); Spain used this tactic to subjugate the states that formed the Central America of today.
  4. 6. The very first civilization recorded in Central America.
  5. 7. One of the inhabitants of Mesoamerica; One of the greatest civilizations of the Western Hemisphere.
  6. 9. One of the main exports of Central America.
  7. 10. A narrow strip of land with sea on either side, forming a link between two larger areas of land.
  8. 11. First Emperor of Mexico.
  9. 12. Inhabited by indigenous peoples speaking Chibchan, Choco, and Cueva languages. It replaced the first European town, Santa María la Antigua del Darién, which was founded in 1510.
  10. 13. A Central American nation bordered to the north by Honduras and the south by Costa Rica. The Nahuatl-speaking tribe Nicarao and the Spanish term for water are the sources of the nation's name.
  11. 15. It has been home to diverse indigenous communities throughout its extensive history, which predates the 1800s. It briefly joined the First Mexican Empire after gaining independence in 1821 but did not regain sovereignty. Despite this, the country experienced geographical and political changes, including a brief period as part of the Central American Federation.